T&T Opens First Asian Supermarket in San Jose

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass">SAN JOSE<&sol;span> <&sol;strong>&&num;8211&semi; T&amp&semi;T Supermarket has opened ts first California location at Westgate Center in San Jose last month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This store marks a major milestone in the company&&num;8217&semi;s U&period;S&period; expansion&comma; bringing one of North America&&num;8217&semi;s most unique Asian grocery experiences to Silicon Valley&period; Located at the intersection of Saratoga Avenue and Prospect Road &lpar;1600 Saratoga Avenue&rpar;&comma; the new store will serve as T&amp&semi;T&&num;8217&semi;s first of multiple California locations including three more stores in the Bay Area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;San Jose is a long-anticipated store&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Tina Lee&comma; CEO of T&amp&semi;T Supermarkets&period; &&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re bringing more than just exciting&comma; high-quality foods&period; We&&num;8217&semi;re exporting a new way of life from Canada&colon; one that&&num;8217&semi;s deeply food-centric&comma; celebratory&comma; rich in tradition&comma; and fresh-obsessed&period; We aim to help Asian families stay connected to the food and traditions they grew up with&period; In pursuit of this cause&comma; T&amp&semi;T has also become a destination for Asian food discovery for everyone&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Often described by The Seattle Times as a &&num;8216&semi;cult favorite&&num;8217&semi;&comma; T&amp&semi;T has built a loyal following for its standout mix of groceries&comma; ready-to-eat meals&comma; bakery items&comma; Asian beauty&comma; and specialty goods from across Asia&period; The San Jose store will feature thousands of products spanning Chinese&comma; Japanese&comma; Korean&comma; Southeast Asian&comma; and other Asian cuisines&comma; alongside T&amp&semi;T&&num;8217&semi;s private-label items including soup pork dumplings&comma; green onion pancake&comma; Kalbi sauces&comma; and Taiwanese-Style sausage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>T&amp&semi;T Supermarkets is the largest Asian supermarket chain in Canada&comma; operating more than 39 stores across Canada and the United States&period; Founded in Vancouver in 1993&comma; T&amp&semi;T is now led by second-generation successor and CEO Tina Lee&period; The company is headquartered in Richmond&comma; British Colombia&comma; with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;